Either an electrical problem, or the compressor has tripped on a safety device. Check supply power. Check for errors on display. Check emergency stop is out. Check and reset the overload relay. If it’s a new installation, check the phase sequence. Ambient temperature too high or not enough ventilation.
[pdf] The Archimedes' screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest documented machines. It was so-named after the Greek mathematician who first described it around 234 BC, although the device had been developed in earlier in the century. It is a reversible hydraulic machine that can be operated both as a pump or a power generator.
[pdf] Most simply, air compressors work by doing exactly what it sounds like they do – they make use of air pressure to get the job done. First, they compress air it into a smaller volume from what it originally was. Onc.
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